I usually put honey in my tea. Right now it amuses me to have two kinds of honey in the house: New York City honey1 from bees who live about seven blocks from my apartment, and Pitcairn Island honey2 from an extremely remote island on the other side of the planet.

Sometimes (especially for stronger-flavored teas) I use white sugar cubes instead. And in the summer when I drink gallons of iced mint tea each week, it’s unsweetened.

I almost never put anything else in my tea, but today I made masala chai with milk.